Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge

Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge
2015 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge
ITF Women's Tour
Event name Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge
Location Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Venue Habtoor Grand Beach Resort & Spa
Category ITF Women's Circuit
Surface Hard
Draw 32S/32Q/16D
Prize money $75,000
Website Official website

The Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge is a tournament for professional female tennis players, played on outdoor hard courts. The event is classified as a $75,000 ITF Women's Circuit tournament and has been held annually in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, since 1998.

History

The tournament began in 1998 as an $25,000 ITF event. Since its 1999 edition, it has been a $75,000 event. The 2004 edition was cancelled.

Past finals

Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2015 Turkey Çağla Büyükakçay Czech Republic Klára Koukalová 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–4
2014 Romania Alexandra Dulgheru Japan Kimiko Date-Krumm 6–3, 6–4
2013 Slovakia Jana Čepelová Italy Maria Elena Camerin 6–1, 6–2
2012 Japan Kimiko Date-Krumm Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva 6–1, 3–6, 6–4
2011 Thailand Noppawan Lertcheewakarn France Kristina Mladenovic 7–5, 6–4
2010 India Sania Mirza Serbia Bojana Jovanovski 4–6, 6–3, 6–0
2009 Russia Regina Kulikova Czech Republic Sandra Záhlavová 7–6(8–6), 6–3
2008 Russia Vitalia Diatchenko Poland Urszula Radwańska 7–5, 2–6, 7–5
2007 Russia Maria Kirilenko Russia Evgeniya Rodina 7–5, 6–2
2006 Ukraine Kateryna Bondarenko Belarus Ekaterina Dzehalevich 6–1, 6–3
   ITF $75,000 event   
2005 France Marion Bartoli Estonia Kaia Kanepi 6–2, 6–0
2004 Not held
2003 Serbia and Montenegro Jelena Janković Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová 6–2, 7–5
2002 Indonesia Angelique Widjaja Japan Shinobu Asagoe 7–5, 6–2
2001 Greece Eleni Daniilidou Hungary Anikó Kapros 6–4, 6–4
   ITF $75,000+H event   
2000 Czech Republic Adriana Gerši Italy Tathiana Garbin 6–4, 6–3
1999 Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik Luxembourg Anne Kremer 6–1, 6–1
   ITF $75,000 event   
1998 Hungary Kira Nagy Kazakhstan Irina Selyutina 6–4, 6–1
   ITF $25,000 event   

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
2015 Turkey Çağla Büyükakçay
Greece Maria Sakkari
Belgium Elise Mertens
Turkey İpek Soylu
7–6(8–6), 6–4
2014 Russia Vitalia Diatchenko
Russia Alexandra Panova
Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok
Ukraine Olga Savchuk
3–6, 6–2, [10–4]
2013 Russia Vitalia Diatchenko
Ukraine Olga Savchuk
Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok
Ukraine Nadiia Kichenok
7–5, 6–1
2012 Italy Maria Elena Camerin
Russia Vera Dushevina
Czech Republic Eva Hrdinová
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
7–5, 6–3
2011 Russia Nina Bratchikova
Croatia Darija Jurak
Uzbekistan Akgul Amanmuradova
Romania Alexandra Dulgheru
6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
2010 Germany Julia Görges
Croatia Petra Martić
India Sania Mirza
Czech Republic Vladimíra Uhlířová
6–4, 7–6(9–7)
2009 Germany Julia Görges
Georgia (country) Oksana Kalashnikova
Czech Republic Vladimíra Uhlířová
Czech Republic Renata Voráčová
4–6, 6–2, [10–8]
2008 France Irena Pavlovic
Slovenia Maša Zec Peškirič
Russia Elena Chalova
Russia Valeria Savinykh
7–6(8–6), 3–6, [10–3]
2007 New Zealand Marina Erakovic
Romania Monica Niculescu
Ukraine Yuliana Fedak
Russia Anna Lapushchenkova
7–6(7–1), 6–4
2006 Bosnia and Herzegovina Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Croatia Jelena Kostanić
Ukraine Kateryna Bondarenko
Ukraine Valeria Bondarenko
6–3, 6–0
   ITF $75,000 event   
2005 Czech Republic Gabriela Navrátilová
Czech Republic Hana Šromová
Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Russia Olga Panova
7–5, 6–4
2004 Not held
2003 Hungary Zsófia Gubacsi
Hungary Kira Nagy
Italy Flavia Pennetta
Italy Adriana Serra Zanetti
2–6, 6–2, 6–2
2002 Germany Kirstin Freye
Netherlands Seda Noorlander
Morocco Bahia Mouhtassine
Indonesia Angelique Widjaja
6–2, 6–4
2001 Belgium Laurence Courtois
Netherlands Seda Noorlander
France Caroline Dhenin
Hungary Katalin Marosi-Aracama
6–3, 6–0
   ITF $75,000+H event   
2000 Italy Tathiana Garbin
Hungary Katalin Marosi-Aracama
Germany Angelika Bachmann
Slovenia Tina Križan
7–6(7–5), 6–3
1999 Sweden Åsa Carlsson
Belgium Laurence Courtois
Italy Laura Golarsa
Kazakhstan Irina Selyutina
6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–0
   ITF $75,000 event   
1998 Indonesia Wynne Prakusya
Thailand Benjamas Sangaram
Hungary Petra Gáspár
Czech Republic Ludmila Varmužová
7–6(7–1), 1–6, 6–3
   ITF $25,000 event   

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